M3 Yacht Charter

Name: Roxy Wisdom
Nationality: South African
Position: Chief steward/ess
Position details: Chief Stewardess (Rotational)
Languages: Not specified
Description: Roxy was born and raised in South Africa. Her love for design and the arts led her to study Interior decorating in Cape Town. This, linked with her enjoyment in catering for people’s wants and needs resulted in joining the yachting industry. Her gentle nature led her to au pairing previously. She loves children and animals. You can find Roxy in the outdoors, trail running or exploring new places. Her love for travel has led her all over the world but she is happiest camping in the African wilderness.

Name: Samuel Salazar
Nationality: Venezuela
Position: Chief engineer
Position details: Chief Engineer (Rotational)
Languages: Not specified
Description: Sam is from Venezuela. He comes from a maritime family, his grandfather, father and brother are all seafarers. The men particularly all have the same passion for the ocean and sailing. He graduated from Maritime Engineering in 2017 and started his career on a Chemical tanker vessel as an Engineer, sailing all over the world leading him to develop a good skill set and knowledge about Engineering. In 2021 he transitioned from the commercial vessels to the Yachting industry and has not looked back since. Working according to the International regulations in the past has now kept him striving for the highest standards in his department. In his free time, he loves to spend time traveling experiencing new cultures and foods, doing water sports and always up for a new adventure!

Name: Jess Rustin
Nationality: Australian
Position:
Position details: Third Stewardess (Rotational)
Languages: Not specified
Description: Jessica is from the beaches of Sydney, Australia. Prior to yachting, Jess completed her Bachelor Of Teaching degree and was working as a school teacher which she absolutely loved. Jess describes herself as extremely grateful to work closely with children and to be a part of their development. Jess’s love for being on the ocean and luxury hospitality facilitated her interest in yachting. Her favorite aspect of the yachting industry is meeting new people and seeing new places. In her free time, Jess enjoys surfing, tennis, walks, watching sports and socializing with friends.

Name: Jadon Ferrier
Nationality: South African
Position:
Position details: First Officer (Rotational)
Languages: Not specified
Description: Jadon reigns in from South Africa with an array of different skills. He first joined yachting in 2020 straight out of school. Jadon has worked on different sized motor yachts in the Mediterranean seas , moving further abroad to the Caribbean and US . He is quite the investment guru and enjoys doing research in the finance field. Jadon is also a musician and typically enjoys playing the piano and Saxophone. He looks forward to climbing the maritime ladder and having a successful career in yachting. Some of Jadon’s hobbies include playing golf, flying his drone, practicing music and staying fit at the gym.

Name: Erik Del Carlo
Nationality: American/Argentinian
Position: Chief engineer
Position details: Chief Engineer (Rotational)
Languages: Not specified
Description: Erik was born in California and raised in Argentina and at age 28 returned to the United States. He started his maritime career back in Argentina as a Captain on smaller yachts. His travel includes Mediterranean Sea, all Northeast United States, Bahamas, Caribbean Sea, Jamaica and Costa Rica. His passion for engines, cars, motorcycles and boats led him towards his engineering career. In his spare time, he likes to upgrade his personal sail yacht and travel with his motorcycle to explore nature. His mechanical aptitude, engineering knowledge and experience ensure that all of M3’s equipment, systems, tender and toys are running smoothly. Erik is available anytime you have a technical issue, or you would like to take a tour of the engine room.

Name: Ben Lawrence
Nationality: South African
Position:
Position details: Deckhand (Rotational)
Languages: Not specified
Description: Ben graduated with a degree in psychology and philosophy before pursuing yachting. He am passionate about the outdoors and his hobbies include rock climbing, fly fishing, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and running. In his off time he is on adventures around the world hiking in Patagonia or fly fishing in the midlands of South Africa. He has a propensity for adventure and plans to circumnavigate the world by boat one day.

Name: Bryony Dorgan
Nationality: South African
Position: Chief steward/ess
Position details: Chief Stewardess (Rotational)
Languages: Not specified
Description: Bryony left England to work in European ski resorts. However, from a young age she aspired to be a part of the yachting industry due to seeing her family utilising their time in yachting to travel the world, regularly returning to England with trinkets and exciting stories for their nieces and nephews. Outside of this, she has a passion for reading, spending her free time consuming classical literature and books that will expand her knowledge on history, culture, politics and self
development.ranging from 43 meters to 147 meters. Taryn has a creative flair and excels in themed setups and table decor; she loves chatting and sharing worldly stories. In her spare time she enjoys cooking , running and hanging out on the beach with her rescue dog Honey.

Name: Michaela Chmurciakova
Nationality: Slovakian
Position: Chef
Position details: Chef
Languages: Not specified
Description: Chef Michaela take pride in high standard customer service and her work is her passion. She has a long history and much experience in the hospitality industry. She graduated from commercial culinary school with a chef diploma and upon completing graduation, she wished to pursue hospitality of the highest of standards and obtained various culinary positions in England and also spent many years in the service industry as a restaurant manager. She likes cooking with light flavours using vegetables and fresh local products.
She is a calm person, very kind, loyal and always make sure the guests are comfortable onboard. In her free time, she likes water sports such a surfing and diving and over the winter months she loves skiing.

Name: Toby Smith
Nationality: Australian
Position: Captain
Position details: Captain (Rotational)
Languages: Not specified
Description: Toby Smith is from Melbourne, Australia. He joined yachting in 2009 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Before yachting, he spent his time snowboarding and traveled between Canada and Australia doing back-to-back winter seasons. While on yachts, Toby has spent time working all over the Caribbean, the US East Coast and the Mediterranean. Toby’s first position in yachting was on M/Y Kaleen where he worked his way up from Deckhand to Mate. After leaving Kaleen, he joined the Private/Charter yacht, M/Y Quantum of Solace, and traveled throughout the Bahamas, the East Coast of US and spent summers in the Mediterranean. His next position took him to North Palm Beach where he worked as First Officer on M/Y Mine Games until the boat sold in fall of 2013. Toby joined the crew of M3 in November of 2013. In his free time he enjoys playing golf, surfing, snowboarding and staying active.

Name: Michal Zvalo
Nationality: Slovakian
Position: Captain
Position details: Captain (Rotational)
Languages: Not specified
Description: Michal graduated with Business and Hotel management degree but brings extensive worldwide expedition cruising experience to the program. He was fortunate to circumnavigate the world several times with extensive cruising around North America, Pacific North West, South America, Mediterranean, Red Sea, Indian Ocean, Southeast Asia, South Pacific, and Micronesia. During this time he logged over 125 000 nautical miles and acquired great nautical knowledge and problem solving skills while maintaining the highest standard of service possible. Michal is a passionate photographer in his free time and if you won’t find him outdoors, he would be working in the garage on his car project.